Brine cured pork chop with Thai Hom Mali rice and a curry masala of red and brown beans, Caribbean style salted pigtails and smoked pork belly. Masala made with Nandan Hindustani masala, cumin, Malay ketumbar, onions, garlic, coconut milk and madame jeanette peppers). Salad not pictured.
Looks like the beans are invading the rice territory. Even plants wage war over greed.
Bean pirates invading the Thai rice fields.
Salted cured meats like pigtails, beef and cod are a staple in the Caribbean kitchen. I use them often.